Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
537 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 535 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF LOUDON...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  KINGSTON...ROCKWOOD...FAIRVIEW...BRADBURY...HARRIMAN AND DEARMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3564 8459 3590 8470 3595 8460 3595 8456
      3597 8455 3598 8435 3565 8436 3564 8440
      3567 8443 3566 8446 3566 8450 3565 8452
      3563 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 180DEG 15KT 3574 8447

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